stirrup
stirrup — noun
- stirrupsingular
- stirrupsplural
1. A piece of equipment that hangs from a horse saddle; the rider puts the bottom o
A piece of equipment that hangs from a horse saddle; the rider puts the bottom of one foot into each piece to stay steady while riding or getting on the horse.
Dewi put her left foot into the stirrup and swung herself up onto the horse.
stirrup for mounting a horse
The leather strap holding Nila's stirrup snapped as the horse trotted across the field.
collocation: stirrup strap
Before the lesson, Asher adjusted both stirrups to match the length of his legs.
Soraya lost her balance and her right foot slipped out of the stirrup.
Pedro kept his heels down in the stirrups as the horse trotted around the ring.
文法句型
stirrup + verb (rides/breaks/etc.)
in/out of the stirrups
用法筆記
Often used in the plural form 'stirrups' because riders use one on each side of the saddle.
常見錯誤
2. The smallest of three tiny bones inside the middle ear; it is shaped like a hors
The smallest of three tiny bones inside the middle ear; it is shaped like a horse rider's stirrup and passes sound waves from one bone to the next, sending them toward the inner ear.
Minho's doctor explained that a problem with his stirrup bone had caused some hearing loss.
collocation: stirrup bone
The stirrup bone is the smallest bone in the entire human body.
When sound waves reach the stirrup bone, it sends vibrations into the inner ear fluid.
Layla's hearing test showed that her stirrup bone was not moving as it should.
Jessica learned in biology class that the stirrup bone is also called the stapes.
- stapes
the formal medical name; used by doctors and in anatomy textbooks
文法句型
the stirrup bone + verb
stirrup bone of the ear
用法筆記
The formal medical term is 'stapes' (plural 'stapedes'). In everyday English, especially outside medical contexts, it is more common to call it the 'stirrup bone'.